Songtext zu 'Harry the Pharoah' von Peter Mayer

Harry was a pharaoh on the Nile
In typical Egyptian style
But Pharaoh Harry did not always go
With the status quo
One day discussing funerary rites
And where to bury Harry when he dies
He said "please don't ever put my body in
Some pyramid"
He said

CHORUS:
Tell me, what would a dead man do
With all that gold and all those jewels?
You can keep his body mummified
Make that dead man look alive
But he ain't ever gonna spend that loot
Tell me, what would a dead man do
With all that furniture and all that room?
If you're gonna build a house that nice
You oughta give it to some living guy
He could put it to a better use
What would a dead man do?

Now those were words Egyptians didn't like
'Cause they were in the business of the afterlife
And those plans and preparations kept them quite preoccupied
But he said keep that treasure in this life
Taste that spice, drink that wine
And eat those figs and pomegranates now
I think you'll find they tend to taste the best
When you're not dead
CHORUS:

So now no one recognizes Harry's name
And Pharaohs like King Tut get all the fame
That old King Tut, now there's a guy with one
Heck of a grave